Listen to the REDRESS Podcast: The Overseas Operations Bill The UK is respected in many places around the world for its adherence to the rule of law, and its critical role in the development of international law. Britain has long accepted that it is obliged… Read More
This report sets out what REDRESS has achieved from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. This has included addressing the need for effective consular protection for dual nationals detained abroad, and ongoing challenges to immunities for torture. In establishing international standards, we continued our work to highlight the problem… Read More
Statement of the Victims’ Rights Working Group 21 June 2019 The Victims’ Rights Working Group (VRWG) calls upon the international community to exert maximum effort to ensure that ousted Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, and the other suspects against whom arrest warrants have been issued for crimes in Darfur, Sudan,… Read More
Torture is a global phenomenon, and REDRESS is active in many different parts of the world. We currently have over 60 active cases and projects in 38 countries worldwide including in Sub-Saharan Africa, the MENA region, Europe, Asia and the Americas: In the Americas, we work in the Inter-American human… Read More
REDRESS will attend the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which will take place from 25 April to the 9 May in Nouakchott, Mauritania, and will also participate in the NGO Forum preceding the session. The African Commission is Africa’s principal human rights mechanism… Read More
Our UK operations, based out of a London office, is comprised of a diverse and dedicated group of people that works on REDRESS’ programmes, campaigns, events, communications and general affairs. The work of our staff is supported by our Board of Trustees, Patrons, a Global Advisory Council and Legal Advisory Council.
Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni was kidnapped by Kenyan counter-terrorism forces in 2007 after being mistaken for an Al-Qaeda operative. She was kept in secret detention in four different East African countries for more than two months, threatened with rape and beaten. KAMILYA’S STORY On 7 January 2007, Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni travelled… Read More
The Pan-African Reparation Initiative (PARI), a network of civil society organisations providing medical, psychological and legal assistance to victims of torture and ill-treatment in Africa; welcomes the launch of the first-ever regional instrument on the right to redress for victims of torture and other prohibited ill-treatment. The new General Comment… Read More